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Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources Monday night announced that it is seeking a legal opinion on whether Junior Minister, Simona Broomes’ appointment can potentially lead to a conflict with her material interest in the mining sector. “The Ministry has solicited a legal opinion on the matter of conflict of interest and will pronounce with greater specificity on this issue very ...

The Acting President of Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) Compton Meerabux says that Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes should relinquish all her interests in Guyana’s lucrative gold mining sector. Broomes was recently relieved of her duties as Social Protection Minister and appointed Natural Resources Minister. Questioned by Demerara Waves on Wednsday, Broomes admitted to owning claims in the ...

Junior Minister of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes Wednesday denied that she is in a conflict of interest position because she has interests in the mining sector. “I don’t see it as a conflict of interest. I have three mining properties in the Issano area and Pharsalus and I had  a contract gone back years and if they are to mine the ...